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James S. Hoy
May 11, 2011
Mr. James S. Hoy, of Leesburg, FL, passed away on Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 at the age of 74 years. A graveside inurnment will be held at a later date at Tavares Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Steverson, Hamlin & Hilbish Funerals and Cremations, Tavares, 352-343-4444.
Carla Taylor
Apr. 27, 2011
Carla Taylor, age 60, of Ocklawaha, FL passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. She was born October 10, 1950 in Miami, FL and moved to Lake County in 1984 from Ohio. She is survived by her daughter, Adria Underwood of Tavares, FL; brother, Michael Thomas of Eustis, FL; sister, Valarie Thomas of...
Lisa Renee Hargrove
Apr. 26, 2011
Lisa Renee Hargrove, 43, of Tavares, FL, born July 25, 1967, in Jersey City, NJ, ended her journey of life on April 26, 2011, after her arduous fight with lung cancer. She was predeceded in death by her father Maxye Hargrove. She is survived by her daughter, Chelsey Pearl Hargrove; mother,...
Anthony C. Stoeveken
Apr. 24, 2011
Anthony C. Stoeveken, age 72, of Mt. Dora, FL passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2011 with his wife and children at his side after a long, slow decline due to Alzheimer’s disease. After graduating with a Bachelors Degree from UWM in 1960 he enlisted in the Marine Corps. In 1964 he returned to earn...
Colleen Rae Henry
Apr. 23, 2011
Colleen Rae Henry affectionately known as “Snooks” died on April 23, 2011 at Leesburg Regional Medical Center, Florida. Daughter of Evelyn LaRue Smith and Kenneth Star she was born September 28, 1930 in Somerset, Pennsylvania. She was a homemaker, small business owner and accomplished artist...
Joseph Leon Gionet
Apr. 21, 2011
Joseph Leon Gionet, age 85, of Howey-in-the-Hills, FL passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2011. He was born March 23, 1926 in Shirley, Massachusetts to Lucien and Cecille Gionet. Joe retired to Howey-in-the-Hills in 1986 after a successful 30 year career with Florida Gas/Enron Corporation as an...
Beverly K. Tomlinson
Apr. 20, 2011
Mrs. Beverly K. Tomlinson, of Tavares, FL, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at the age of 57 years. She was born in Bartow, Florida and moved to the Tavares area in 1982 from Haines City, FL. Beverly was a homemaker and previously worked as head waitress and bar manager at O’Keefe’s...
William Mursch
Apr. 19, 2011
William F. Mursch, of Tavares, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 19, 2011.“Bill” was born in Crafton, PA, on August 9, 1918. After graduating from Crafton High School and the Penn State School of Agronomy, he owned a beautiful farm and was a soil conservation instructor in Clarion,...
Richard E. Gibson, Sr.
Apr. 17, 2011
Mr. Richard E. Gibson, Sr., of Mount Dora, FL, passed away on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at the age of 80 years. He was born in Miami, FL and served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. Richard retired from Florida Power and Light in 1989, where he worked as a lineman for many years...
Captain John M. Foley, DC, USN (RET)
Apr. 16, 2011
Captain John M. Foley, DC, US Navy (RET), passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the age of 77 years. John was born in Baltimore, MD on November 16, 1933. He graduate from Towson Catholic High School, Towson, MD, in 1951; received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Loyola College, Baltimore,...
Bertha Cruff
Apr. 15, 2011
Bertha Cruff, age 95 of Lake Francis Estates, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, April 15, 2011 at Edgewater Rehabilitation Center in Mount Dora. She was born in North Oxford, MA. on April 30th, 1915. Before she retired to Florida in 1980 from Feeding Hills,, MA. she worked at Milton...
Robert A. Lariviere
Apr. 12, 2011
Robert A. Lariviere 74 of Tavares passed away on April 12, 2011. He was born in Berlin, New Hampshire and has spent winters here since 1989. He was the owner and manager of mobile home parks. Mr. Lariviere was Catholic, a Veteran having served with the United States Navy, a member of the...